lárgate
/laɾɡate/from spelling rules
The English phrase "get lost" can be translated into Spanish as lárgate.
Lárgate is used as an informal way to tell someone to get lost. If you want to express the idea of losing one's way, you would use perderse or extraviarse. To describe the act of exiting a scene, you can use perderse, irse a freír espárragos or irse al chan.
Meaning: go away! (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word lárgate is formed from the verb largarse (to leave/get out) and the pronoun te (you), meaning "get yourself out".
Which one should you use?
While lárgate is a harsh way to tell someone to get lost, vete is a milder, less aggressive way to say "go away". For a humorous and informal way to tell someone to go away, you can use the phrase vete a freír espárragos, which literally means "go fry asparagus".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Lárgate is an informal command. If you need to be formal, you should use lárguese or váyase, which are formal command forms of the verb irse meaning to leave.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
/laɾɡate/
Did you know?
- The formal version lárguese is a linguistic paradox. While it uses the formal usted form, it remains a very rude and commanding way to dismiss someone.
- Using lárgate can be perceived as a direct challenge or an act of aggression in some Spanish-speaking cultures. It is significantly more confrontational than the English 'get lost'.
- The verb perderse is used for both a person losing their way and a person 'getting lost' in a metaphorical sense, such as being lost in thought.
Examples in context
- ¡Lárgate!Get lost!This example shows how to use the command lárgate.Tatoeba #877248 by Shishir, translation #623565 by Dorenda
- ¡Lárgate, no quiero verte más!Get lost, I don't want to see you anymore!
- No quiero verte, ¡lárgate!I don't want to see you, get lost!
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are arguing in a park.
- Javier¡No me hables más!Don't talk to me anymore!
- Sofía¡No me ignores, Javier!Don't ignore me, Javier!
- Javier¡Lárgate, Sofía!Get lost, Sofía!
- Sofía¡Está bien, me voy!Fine, I'm leaving!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
